Ken Wong Ninety members of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club had an enjoyable time at the annual spring picnic held at the YMCA’s Triangle Y Ranch in Oracle on April 15. Prior to a business meeting, many members hiked the American Flag Trail or took a tour of High Jinks Ranch. The meeting, conducted by club…
Tag: HIking Club
May 2014
SaddleBrooke Hiking Club not just about hiking
Karen Schickedanz The SaddleBrooke Hiking Club is well known for the many hikes it offers throughout the year. But members can participate in other activities as well. For example, 22 members recently completed three half-day GPS workshops. The workshops were organized by club members Roy Carter along with Tim Butler, Ron Franklin, Walt Shields, Maureen…
May 2014
Sandra Sowell: Matriarch of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club
Mary Croft and Elisabeth Wheeler Sandra Sowell was hiking the trails of the Tucson area well before the formation of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club in 1999. She hiked every hike led by a former guide in SaddleBrooke in the late ‘90s. Sandra was influential in getting the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club going and was the chairperson…
May 2014
Hiking Club’s May program to feature Arizona photo adventures
Elisabeth Wheeler The last program of the SaddleBrooke Hiking Club’s 2013-14 season at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 in the HOA 1 Activity Center will feature a SaddleBrooke resident who has specialized in adventure travel photography for more than 35 years. Harry Ford will present three Blu-ray slideshows featuring some of his Arizona adventures: Rafting…
May 2014
“Jim Strickler here…”
Sandra Sowell This is how he usually introduces himself. And if you have not met him, you should. A kind and gentle man, he is—full of wonder. “I wonder how this works?” “I wonder where that came from?” Once an engineer, always an engineer they say. Jim Strickler and his wife Helen became a part…